Category: Snowboarding

SnowDome Ski & Snowboard Discovery Day WITH SPECIAL GUEST JENNY JONES, OLYMPIC MEDALLIST Saturday 15th August, 9am-1pm Ski & Snowboard Tasters (45 minutes) £10 per person Ski & Snowboard Progression Sessions (1 hour) £10 per person This Girl Can is a celebration of active women up and down the country who are doing their thing…

Written by Donald Musk BASI had a great day at the Go Big or Go Home competition at Bearsden Ski Club on Saturday 20th of June. We want to say a massive thank you to Bearsden for hosting the comp and to the Go Big or Go Home event organisers for allowing us to come along….

Snowsport England’s SlopeTracker report shows continued growth in domestic snowsports participation Quarter four of 2014 (October/November/December) showed 10.6% growth year on year in snowsports participation at slopes in England From October 2014 – March 2015 (six month period) there was 4.4% growth year on year From January 2015 – March 2015 there was 1.8 % growth…

The fifth installment of the GB Park and Pipe #ProjectPY2018 is once again narrated by BBC TV presenter Tim Warwood and features GB Park and Pipe snowboarder Katie Ormerod’s return to snow following a major injury in Summer 2014. After becoming the first girl to land a double cork just prior to the injury, the…

Written by the European Ski and Snowboard School Jeremy Edwards writes “We are extremely proud to have been awarded the kite mark label ‘BASI APPROVED SKI SCHOOL’. The application and assessment process proved to be an exciting opportunity to fine-tune our existing business and customer service model to rigorous BASI standards.” “Becoming the first BASI approved ski school in France…

The 2014 /15 season has passed far too quickly here at BASI. We wanted to take some time to look back at the past few months and celebrate some of the highlights of the season. This year a record 17 courses ran in the mountains in Scotland, making Cairngorm mountain one of our most popular…

What’s the reality of life for a top skier or snowboarder? How does it feel to constantly chase progression and push yourself at the top level of the sport? And how difficult is it to spend your life on the road, with only dreams of future glory to keep you motivated? Photo: GB Park and Pipe rider…

Scotland’s five ski resorts offer breathtaking scenery and challenging pistes for all skill levels. Planning on visiting? Check out this infographic created by Sainsbury’s Bank Money Matter Blog. Written by Sainbury’s Bank

Earlier this year Olympic Snowboarder and Team BSS athlete, Jamie Nicholls completed a daring stunt at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead for his Sky Sports documentary, Forged In Steel. The video of this stunt has now had over 2.7 million views and 45,000 likes on Jamie’s Facebook page. The ‘never been done before’ stunt involves…

Winter is here, which for many of us means it’s time to start binging on snowsports flicks with the hope that our first taste of powder isn’t too far away. We would like to share some of our favourite films with you; all guaranteed to get you pining for the snow… Days of My Youth…